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Getting Started Their First Day Home

Treating Pasty Butt

It’s baby chick season! I can already almost hear the sweet little peeps when walking into our local farm supply store. And…

Egg Production

Exotic Sunday Brunch

Oyakodon Recipe: Japanese Chicken and Egg Rice Bowl Oyakodon Which came first? The chicken or the egg? This dish has both! If…

Advanced Topics

How Strong is an Eggshell?

How Strong Are Eggshells? A Simple Science Experiment This week we’re going to have a little fun! Growing up, I loved science…

Health & Wellness

Edible Flowers for Chickens

Spring is a wonderful time to add fresh freebies to your flock’s diet! Here are some flowers that are safe for your…

Getting Started Growing Up (Weeks 2 to 9)

Chick Journey- Part 4

Our sweet teenager chicks are officially 2 months old! This week it was time to kick them out of the chicken tractor…

Seasonal Planning

Best Chicken Breeds for Hot Climates

Summer’s dog days can be brutal. Plants droop, wildlife slips off to the shade, and people retreat into air-conditioned comfort. But what…

Seasonal Planning

The Best Eggshell Crafts

Spring is so close here in Minnesota, we can almost feel it! It’s been a long winter here, and we’re looking forward…

Advanced Topics

An Egg’s Epic Journey to the Frying Pan

How Hens Make Eggs: The Journey from Ovary to Nest The delightful fragrance of sizzling bacon fills the kitchen as freshly cracked…

Advanced Topics

What is Water Belly?

I remember when our son, Jett, decided to raise a few broiler chickens. He did all the right things and took care…

Daily Care

What to Do With Aging Hens

It’s springtime! And for many of you that means the exciting time of bringing home new chicks and eventually integrating them into…

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